The anxious optimist in the corner office [REPORT]

Economic momentum is accelerating. CEOs around the world sense the opportunities for expanding in the US through 2018.

With the wind at their backs, US CEOs will find more space to maneuver to capitalize on the potential in artificial intelligence, autonomous transportation, gene editing and other advances. Fears over losing a technological edge have risen more sharply than other types of threats over the past five years.

US CEO sentiment beyond 2018 is uncharacteristically subdued. Open questions on policy directions for global business remain. These conditions will test US business leadership at home and in their important foreign markets.